Bethel Daze

by Gary Alt

Gary tells his true story of how he became one of Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) at the age of fifteen, and how he became a member of the JW Headquarters "family" in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1980s. The stories in Bethel Daze have mainly to do with his interactions with and impressions of 27 members of the Governing Body, the board of older men who govern Jehovah's Witnesses. Some of his associations with these men were quite close - working and socializing with them. Others somewhat less, and a few tangential.

All characters in the book are reported honestly and factually. Gary thereby reveals some facts that may come as a surprise to current JWs, post-JWs, and even the world in general. Some of those surprises expose some shocking, even criminal behavior. Others might surprise the reader with their charm. In the end, all are compelling and worth reading.

177 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 6, 2023

Reviews

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting read into the person who was there, and how he saw things! And how so many things were and are still wrong, but still being covered up to this day! I encourage all to read this book, I'm sure Gary could have been harsher yet he wasn't. I still wonder where Mr. Coffee is, what happened to him now that the company moved? It's weird how when you're in, nothing but good things are told to the rank and file about the goings on in Bethel. Now to read, it's not so rosy as they say or preach it to be!